Marianne
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Nothing Irish about it, nothing Enchilada about it either, but that's what my family has called this recipe for over 50 years. And my thanks to Uncle Noble and Aunt Faye who fed this to a little kid - me.
Shamrock Enchiladas
Take your leftover chili, add some taco seasoning to it and simmer while you get everything else ready to go. If you don't have enough chili for the entire family, just add a can or two of beans to it.
Chop up some onion, bell pepper, tomato, whatever you have around.
Heat up some oil or grease in your frying pan. When it's hot, drop saltine crackers in, one at a time. Turn them over when they're lightly browned, should take just 15 seconds or so. They burn easily so don't walk off! Drain on paper towel (or whatever you use if you're paperless) and get the next ones in the pan. For our family of 5, I fried at least one sleeve of saltines.
Assemble - Put a layer of crackers on each plate, pour on some chili and sprinkle on some grated cheese. Then more crackers, chili, cheese and top with whatever chopped veggies you like. I like a dollop of sour cream on the top, DH adds salsa and jalepenos to the top of his.
It's the fried crackers that make this meal terrific! I always planned on extra fried crackers as DH would come back later and eat them with a little bowl of grape jelly. I thought it was strange until I tried it. I think he was on to something.
Shamrock Enchiladas
Take your leftover chili, add some taco seasoning to it and simmer while you get everything else ready to go. If you don't have enough chili for the entire family, just add a can or two of beans to it.
Chop up some onion, bell pepper, tomato, whatever you have around.
Heat up some oil or grease in your frying pan. When it's hot, drop saltine crackers in, one at a time. Turn them over when they're lightly browned, should take just 15 seconds or so. They burn easily so don't walk off! Drain on paper towel (or whatever you use if you're paperless) and get the next ones in the pan. For our family of 5, I fried at least one sleeve of saltines.
Assemble - Put a layer of crackers on each plate, pour on some chili and sprinkle on some grated cheese. Then more crackers, chili, cheese and top with whatever chopped veggies you like. I like a dollop of sour cream on the top, DH adds salsa and jalepenos to the top of his.
It's the fried crackers that make this meal terrific! I always planned on extra fried crackers as DH would come back later and eat them with a little bowl of grape jelly. I thought it was strange until I tried it. I think he was on to something.
